Progress thread Haursen's Comeback

Exactly. Stress + intense PE + lack of sleep is a combination of erection killer, not to mention PE gains suppressor. Can't take in enough supplements to balance out the stress hormone.
 
📅 Weekly Update: EQ on Vacation (…But Hope Isn’t)


Good morning everyone —


Well… this past week has been one long mystery novel, and my EQ is the main character who decided to disappear halfway through the plot. 😅


EQ has been pretty much flatlined all week, and I’m doing my best to stay patient while I recover and figure out what’s going on under the hood. The last decent erection I had was Saturday — a 3 out of 4 — and nothing has matched that since. My body basically said, “Yeah… we’re closed for renovations.”


What I have been doing:
• Staying faithful with pelvic floor exercises
• Keeping my protocols clean
• Not panicking (most of the time 😇)


What threw the wrench in the gears:
I had a late night coming home, and it absolutely wiped my CNS. Since then, my EQ has been acting like it’s on strike demanding better working conditions.


Sleep… or whatever you call this
I keep waking around 10–11 AM but still never manage a full 7 hours. The upstairs neighbor hosts her grandkids every Saturday, and those little feet sound like they’re doing parkour training directly above my pillow. 🏃‍♂️💨


To fix that, I ordered earplugs — industrial-strength “silence mode” — so at least I can defend my sleep from the Saturday stampede.


What I’m adding next:
I’ve got Beam Dream Powder (melatonin-free) arriving this week to help me stay asleep through the night. I’m hoping it’ll help stabilize things long enough for my EQ to stop sulking.


I also grabbed a pair of non-prescription red glasses to block 99.9% of blue light. My plan is to slip them on when I park and walk inside at night so my brain stops getting confused and thinking I’m on the Las Vegas Strip instead of heading to bed. 🤓🔴


Where I’m at emotionally:
I’ll be honest — I’m slightly discouraged and definitely baffled. A missing 4/4 EQ is like losing your keys: you know it’s somewhere, but retracing the steps feels ridiculous.


That said… I’m still hopeful. My body has bounced back from worse dips before, and this feels like a puzzle I just need to give time, rest, and consistency to solve. Recovery days like today help. Prayer helps. Humor helps. And logging the journey helps too.


Thanks for reading — if anyone has dealt with a randomly vanished EQ after a CNS hit, I’m all ears.


Here’s hoping next week’s post comes with a plot twist and a 4/4 comeback. 🙏💪


– Haursen, assisted by ChatGPT 🤖
 
By the way, have you log your sleep hours, based on when you sleep and when you're awake, and correlate with EQ? From my old notes for others, sleep patterns between 9PM and 7AM tend to yield better EQ results than those who sleep between 7AM and 9PM. Morning and very late-night sleeping patterns cause biological stress conditions.
 
By the way, have you log your sleep hours, based on when you sleep and when you're awake, and correlate with EQ? From my old notes for others, sleep patterns between 9PM and 7AM tend to yield better EQ results than those who sleep between 7AM and 9PM. Morning and very late-night sleeping patterns cause biological stress conditions.
Oh yes, I am like a hawk watching my sleep and logging it. The battle is in combating the graveyard shift hours. Weekends (if I am not working) I rest more with Lumebox, humming, perfect breathing, hot showers, and NSDR.
 

Last Week's Update


Hey Readers, hope you’re doing well and staying consistent.

This post was crafted with a little help from ChatGPT — my AI tag-team partner in the fight for better EQ 😄.


Here’s the honest breakdown of the week:




⚠️ Chronic ED & the 6-Hour Sleep Disaster


I’d been running on 6 hours of sleep or less for too long, and the consequences finally hit. My EQ didn’t just weaken — it clocked out completely.


My wife wanted intimacy, and nothing worked.

EQ stayed at 0 out of 4, and the frustration was real.


She finally said, “You have to do something.”

Not harsh — just honest.

And that honesty cut deep enough that I cried out to God for help.




🙏 God’s Answer Came Through AI (No, Really)


While chatting with AI about solutions — TRT, doctors, supplements — AI hit me with something so simple it almost felt heavenly:


“Get more sleep.”


That was the turning point.


So I committed to:
8 hours + 15 minutes of sleep every night.


Why the extra 15 minutes?


Because of sleep latency — the time it takes to actually fall asleep.

Here’s the 6th-grade explanation:


Sleep latency is like waiting for a video game to load.
You’re pressing “Start,” but your character isn’t moving yet.
Your brain needs a few minutes to switch into sleep mode.

So if I want 8 hours of real sleep, I need to plan for 8 hours and 15 minutes.




📈 The Comeback Was Fast


Within a few days:


  • EQ jumped from 0–2/43–4/4
  • Libido reignited
  • Spontaneous desire returned
  • And now?
    When I touch my wife skin-to-skin, things respond exactly like they should.

Before that, even touching her did nothing.

So we paused intimacy and focused on closeness — naps, snuggling (my “nude nap” plan got rejected by both winter and my wife 😅), and low-pressure flirting.


That helped me calm down, ditch the performance anxiety, and reconnect where it counts.




😴 Upgrading My Sleep as a Shift Worker


To protect my sleep:


  • Earplugs – to block the weekend kid-stampede upstairs
  • Deep red glasses – for night driving and protecting my circadian rhythm
  • Beam Dream Powder (melatonin-free) – to help me stay asleep naturally

Small changes. Big impact.




🧘‍♂️ Black Friday Power Move


As a gift to myself (even though it wasn’t on sale 🤣):


The Private Gym Kegel Trainer.


Playtime is officially over.

Training arcs begin now.




💋 Flirt Mode Activated


Before she went to work, I told my wife:


“We’re losing our virginity this Sunday.”


She laughed — one of those soft “you’re sweet but ridiculous” laughs.

She just turned 60, so I called her Sexy Sixty.

The art of flirting is undefeated.


And Readers…

Flirt boldly with your wife.

If you’re single… get married 😄.





📊 My Logs Don’t Lie


After tracking everything, the conclusion was obvious:


8 hours of sleep is my EQ superpower.


It restored:

  • EQ
  • Libido
  • Mood
  • CNS stability
  • Confidence

I’m also building something I call:

“Irrefutable Laws for My Biology”

Based on my personal cold, hard data.


Will I share them?
Maybe.
Maybe not.
Gotta keep y’all guessing 😎.




Stay encouraged, Readers.
Sleep well, flirt boldly with your wife, and keep building yourselves like men with purpose.

- Big H
 
God bless you, brother, you're so on point with incredible logs. What happened to your dad jokes? That's my favorite part of your log🙏🏽🫠
 
Quick update from Sunday: The wife stated that my erection was A LOT better...Major praise!
There's nothing better as far as measurements go than your wife.Noticing you have a bigger penis. No other measurement matters.But what she wants.
 
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